phrasal verb

Cotton on

Rank #440Letter CInseparable

2Sections

To work out the truth

Meanings

  • To work out the truth (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • We need to COTTON ON a solution.
  • She COTTONS ON regularly.
  • It'll COTTON ON in the end.

Related

Related by

Base verb “cotton”

Related by

Particle “on”

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